ABM BUILDERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05371127 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2023-10-09
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  4. 2022-12-13
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  5. 2021-12-30
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  6. 2020-09-11
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  7. 2019-11-26
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  8. 2018-11-20
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  9. 2017-12-21
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  10. 2016-09-30
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  11. 2016-03-11
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  12. 2015-09-08
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  13. 2015-03-16
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  15. 2014-03-12
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  16. 2005-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABM BUILDERS LIMITED
  17. 2005-02-21
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    BRUETON, Susan Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-02-21
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    BRUETON, Andrew Charles Fredrick appointed
    director
  19. 2005-02-21
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-02-21
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Charles Fredrick Brueton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

3rd Floor Regent House
Bath Avenue
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV1 4EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRUETON, Susan Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-21
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Active
BRUETON, Andrew Charles Fredrick→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-02-21
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2005-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
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2025-10-22
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2025-03-25
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2024-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
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accounts · AA
2023-10-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
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2021-12-30
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2021-03-29
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2020-09-11
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2020-02-27
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accounts · AA
2019-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-19